DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28011
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011
Upstream
Published
2021-05-06T13:15:09.373Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:23.816973Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Heap-based Buffer Overflow in queue_run via two sender options: -R and -S. This may cause privilege escalation from exim to root.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.94.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011.json"

Debian:12 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.94.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011.json"

Debian:13 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.94.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011.json"

Debian:14 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.94.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28011.json"